Chayil Johnson was thinking of applying to the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts for the music program. After all, the 13-year old plays the saxophone and piano, and NOCCA has turned out such noted musicians as Harry Connick Jr., Trombone Shorty and the Marsalis brothers.
But a three-week culinary camp sponsored by the school this summer put Johnson on a different career path. He decided hot dishes suited him more than cool rhythms.
"I love jazz," Johnson said. "But I just feel I'm more creative in the kitchen."
Music's loss may be the gourmet's gain.
Johnson, along with Victoria Farmer, 14, and Janee Taylor, 17, dreamed up dishes that will appear in all of Emeril Lagasse's restaurants in October.
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